Have you tried Best Food's/Hellaman's olive oil mayo, and what is your opinion about it?

I'm a long time Best Foods mayo lover. I've tried going the low fat route, but they are awful, so we just use less regular mayo. Depending on what I am making I leave it out and substitute non-fat sour cream or a type of mustard. I've noticed the olive oil version in stores now, but they only offer it in the large jars. If I hate it then I am stuck with it. Can't find a smaller jar anywhere.

Best Foods used to be better than it is now--the texture changed maybe 15 years ago, and that wasn't an improvement. The new consistency is more Jello-like. Not a fan of the Olive Oil version, thought it was greasy somehow.

Best commercially made mayo is the Spectrum organic made with Canola oil. Good flavor, texture and balance.

My wine shopping and I have never had a problem. Just a perpetual race between the bankruptcy court and Hell.--Rogov

Mary won't buy anything but Hellman's (which is the East-of-the-Rockies equivalent of Best Foods, right?) ... but occasionally we'll make our own from local free-range eggs and good olive oil - not a potent green EVOO - and that's awesome.

Jenise wrote:Best Foods used to be better than it is now--the texture changed maybe 15 years ago, and that wasn't an improvement. The new consistency is more Jello-like. Not a fan of the Olive Oil version, thought it was greasy somehow.

Best commercially made mayo is the Spectrum organic made with Canola oil. Good flavor, texture and balance.

Jenise wrote:Best Foods used to be better than it is now--the texture changed maybe 15 years ago, and that wasn't an improvement. The new consistency is more Jello-like. Not a fan of the Olive Oil version, thought it was greasy somehow.

Best commercially made mayo is the Spectrum organic made with Canola oil. Good flavor, texture and balance.

Mayo has always been the semi-exception to that rule. I'm easily spooked by it in foods I don't make/control myself, but I love tuna salad, and that requires mayo. I use mayo as a binder in crab cakes, which since I catch Dungeness crab in my back yard I make often this time of year. I use it in potato salad, not that I make it often but, and I like it as the base for artichoke dips. That's pretty much it. I detest it on sandwiches or burgers, where 99% of Americans love it.

My wine shopping and I have never had a problem. Just a perpetual race between the bankruptcy court and Hell.--Rogov

I have heard good things re Duke's (no sugar), and plan on bringing back a jar next time I'm in GA. A jar of mayo lasts a long time in our house, but tuna salad needs a bit. We do make aioli fairly regularly , but fills a different need.

Dale Williams wrote:I have heard good things re Duke's (no sugar), and plan on bringing back a jar next time I'm in GA. A jar of mayo lasts a long time in our house, but tuna salad needs a bit. We do make aioli fairly regularly , but fills a different need.

You can buy Duke's from Amazon or from the Duke's website. If you are interested, here is what Huff Post has to say about it.

I bought Spectrum's to try, color is awful and I've only had one taste, but did not like the texture. I have not purchased anything with Canola Oil for years. It is made in Canada hence the name Canola, a combination of Canada and oil. Canola is an engineered plant. In addition to the genetic modification, the process of making Canola oil is troubling. The procedure involves a combination of high-temperature mechanical pressing and solvent extract, usually using hexane. Hexane! Even after considerable refining, traces of the solvent remain. Like most vegetable oils, Canola oil also goes through the process of bleaching, degumming, deodorizing, and caustic refining, at very high temperatures. This process can alter the omega-3 content in the oil, and in certain conditions bring the trans fat level as high as 40 percent.

I ordered a small jar of Dukes and it is not bad at all, a little more tangy than Best Foods, creamy, and I think I will like it. My first thought was tuna salad. I have a nice canned tuna supply right now from Island Trollers, so will try it this weekend.